On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium ...

Prince William visited UK soldiers at an Estonian NATO base located near the Russian border The Prince of Wales travelled in the commander's turret of a tank as it sped across Tapa army camp in ...

The same Oregon high school that came under fire last year for allowing a transgender athlete to compete against girls continues to blow away the competition one year later. Ada Gallagher, running ...

After fielding calls from U.S. President Donald Trump this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin both signaled their willingness to sign onto an ...

Tauranga teenager Sam Ruthe has become the youngest runner to break four minutes for the mile, with a 3m 58.35s performance at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium. Paced throughout by training partner and two ...

Arguably the most demanding and difficult ultramarathon in the world took place this week, and nobody finished. Known as The Barkley Marathons, the American-based sports challenge drives athletes ...

Sam Ruthe (right, black singlet) became the youngest person in history to break the four-minute-mile barrier, in 3m 58.35s. Photo / Michael Dawson Athletics NZ At 15, Tauranga’s Sam Ruthe is the ...

MANILA, March 19 (Reuters) - The Philippines is exploring the possibility of converting two islands that were once part of a U.S. navy base into a military reservation, its defence department said ...

Simply sign up to the Style myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Running stores have never been paragons of cutting-edge retail. But wander into Bandit’s oak-panelled shop in ...

The 2025 Barkley Marathons had a rough start, with 85 per cent of the field dropping out by the end of the first loop or shortly into the second. Of the 40 entrants who started, 34 runners were ...

One of the biggest names to miss out was last year's fourth Galvin, who was pulled up in last week's Cheltenham Cross Country race. Other top runners to miss out were Gold Cup third and fourth ...